{"id":15490,"date":"2014-07-28T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15490"},"modified":"2025-09-17T06:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:47:58","slug":"posts-from-the-past-raptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/07\/28\/posts-from-the-past-raptors\/","title":{"rendered":"Posts from the Past – Raptors"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am traveling again so because I am short on time to do up posts that will publish while I am away I thought I would do a sort of “throwback” to old posts that some of you might not have seen.<\/p>\n

Today I am focusing on older posts that have\u00a0raptors in them starting with Prairie Falcons:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Dorsal<\/span><\/div>
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Prairie Falcon with a Northern Shoveler as prey<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I have to tell you it feels totally awesome to watch a Prairie Falcon attack, bring in and eat the prey it caught naturally. These birds are simply amazing.<\/p>\n

To see this post please click the title or click on the image to the left.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Juvenile<\/a><\/span><\/div>
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An adult Swainson\u2019s Hawk and its young in Montana<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019d also seen that adult Swainson\u2019s Hawk in the same area before and it always seemed to be calling so I took my eyes off of the adult bird and scanned the area carefully and was pleased when I noticed these two juvenile Swainson\u2019s on and near the nest.<\/p>\n

To see this post please click the title or click on the image to the left.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk in Beaverhead County, Montana<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

These images of a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk were taken on Sunday morning, June 22nd while leaving southwestern Montana to head back to Utah. Normally I don\u2019t want to leave Montana but this time I really hated to go.<\/p>\n

To see this post please click the title or click on the image to the left.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Adult<\/a><\/span><\/div>
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Bald Eagles \u2013 Age Progression from one to five years old<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Over the past week or so I have been photographing quite a few wintering Bald Eagles of various ages, from one year olds to adults, and I decided to write about the differences in plumage.<\/p>\n

To see this post please click the title or click on the image to the left.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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I hope that you enjoy these\u00a0raptor posts from the past.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Today I am focusing on older posts that have raptors in them starting with Prairie Falcons then Swainson’s Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks and Bald 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